You’re carrying 432 people right now (and 424 are dudes)

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You’re carrying 432 people right now (and 424 are dudes)

David Astle Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter October 4, 2025 — 5.30am Advertisement

As you climb out of bed, take a walk, hit the gym, know you’re carrying 432 people. Men, mostly, with 424 blokes lending their names to some 700 pieces inside your body. And if you figured females grab the remaining action then you’re overlooking five gods, a Greek warrior, Adam’s apple and Elvis Presley.

Yep, the King has dibs on your levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle, the upper-lip lifter creating the crooner’s signature snarl, nicknamed the Elvis muscle. Typically kinked to the left, as that’s our face’s more expressive side.

Elvis has dibs on your levator labii superi